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XCLN: Custom Dictionary Is Not Used for Suggestions

Article ID: 153086

Article Last Modified on 10/28/2006

Microsoft Exchange Client 5.5
Microsoft Exchange Client 5.0
Microsoft Exchange Client 4.0
Microsoft Exchange Client 5.0

This article was previously published under Q153086

SUMMARY

When you spell check a document, the custom dictionary (Custom.dic) file is not used when it makes suggestions for misspelled words. This behavior is not consistent with Microsoft Word version 7.0, which allows a user the ability to include (or exclude) the Custom.dic file for suggestions for misspelled words.

NOTE: The Custom.dic does suggest capitalization changes, but no actual misspellings.

CAUSE

This is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

The CUSTOM.DIC file may be located in one of the following locations:

   C:\<windows directory>\MSAPPS\PROOF

   C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Proof

Additional query words: spelling suggesting

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